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VOLUME 57
TWELVE PAGES
SEMINOLE, GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1964
PRICE 10c
NO. 29
Warriors Win Opener
In Bi-District Play-Off
Defeat Whitefaces Of Hereford As I * * . *
Wicker Sets A New Pitching Record Indians Playing
Against Hereford
After, a slow start in the first two innings, the Seminole
Indians routed the Hereford Whitefaces, 11 -4, in the first game of
their bi-district playoff. The game was played in Indian ballpark.
Bobby Wicker was the winning pitcher for the Indians,
going the full distance. In the process, Wicker set a new record
for the number of innings pitched during a season by an Indian
pitcher.-Wicker's new mark stands at 121 innings, topping the old
record of 120 2/3, set by torn Cunningham in 1962; Wicker struck
out 13 Whiteface batters during
the game, giving up only four
bases on balls and five hits.
Losing pitcher for Hereford'was
Mike Ranspot, who gave up nine
hits and eight walks, while earn-
ing only three strikeouts.
The Whitefaces took an early
lead by scoring a run in the first
inning, andi coming back in the
second with two more. \
Ronny Duncan led' off for Here-
ford, getting the first hit of the
game, a long triple to right center
field. He came home for the run
on a long sacrifice fly to right
field by Prank Cain. The next two
batters were retired in order to
end the inning.
The Indians failed to score in
the'- first, as Claude Wescott led
off and grounded, out to the short-
stop. Larry Tipping then drew a
base on balls to become the first
Indian on base. Frank Bice hit a
high fly ball to left field for the
second out, and Tipping was
caught short of second for the
third out on a peg by the catcher
■a he Jj3ed lo Meal second with
the next batter up.
In the second inning, the White-
faces again led off with a hit, as
Joe Ooffinan collected a single. He
went to second on an error as the
Indian catcher made a bad throw
to1 first on a pick off attempt.
Lynn Cook then drew a base on
balls to give Hereford, men on first
alld second. Charlie.Moreno follow-
ed tor the Whitefaces, getting a
single to load the bases.
Wicker put on the pressure and
struck out the next two batters,
David Stevens and Mike Ranspot,
; but let up on the following two to
walk in two runs. Duncan and
Cftin both drew bases on balls to
force in Coffman and Cook. Wick-
er added another strikeout, Steve
Hodges, to retire the side.
The Indians continued scoreless
In the second inning even though
they got two men oh base as
Teddy Welch and Jimmy Nelms,
the first batters, drew bases on
balls. They were allowed to die
on base, however, as Ranspot un-
corked two of his three strikeouts
of the game and retired the next
three batters in order.
In the top of the third inning.
the Indians held Hereford hitless
tor the first time in the game as
Wicker retired three men in or-
der, Including two-.strikeouts.
Wicker opened the first Indian
attack on the scoreboard as he
drew a base on balls to open the
bottom of the third. He moved on
to second on a passed trail. Wes-
cott also,walked, "to put men on
first and second.
Tipping made It to first base on
a bad throw by the third base-
man, and Wicker who had taken
third on the throw, moved home
for a score on the error. Wescott
moved to third on the play.
Bice walked to load the bases,
then Wescott was caught for the
first out as he attempted to steal
home. Tipping stole third on the
play. •.
Tipping was brought home on a
sacrifice fly by Welch, which also
moved Bice to third. Bice came
In to the plate for the tying run
as Ranspot balked.
Nelms followed with a single,
hut was cut off tor the final out
as he attempted to steal second.
Moreno led off with a single for
the Whiteface* "Tir tlW toui tli
Swimming Classes
Will Start Here
Monday Morning
Swimming classes will begin
Monday, June 8, at the pool oper-
ated by the Seminole Public
Schools. There will be boys' class-
es, girls' classes, and a diving class
for both bpys and girls.
Boys' swimming classes will be
held each Monday and Wednesday
morning. The beginners' class will
be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., in-
termediate class from 11:00 a.m.
to 12:00 noon, and advanced class
from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Classes for girls will be held
each Tuesday and Thursday, morn-
ing, with the schedule for begin-
ners, intermediates and advanced
swimmers the same as noted for
boys' elates,
-Friday mornings, from 10:06
a.m. to 12:00 noon will be devot-
ed to d'ving classes tor both boys
and girls. These classes will be
open to advanced swimmers only.
Ladies' swimming classes will
also b<* scheduled if enough inter-
est is evidenced in such classes.
These are tentatively scheduled
for f>:0to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday
evening's. Ladies interested in join-
ing a swimming class should con-
tact J. C. Collins or John Blevins
at the pool.
For Championship
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Decide Primary Races
County Purchases
$30,000 In New
CaEK?
W&z Mm
Vehicle Robbed Of
Tire And Tool Box
The Gaines County sheriff's of-
fice received on May 28, a report
of the theft of a 6:70x15 tire and
rim, and a box of assorted hand
tools from a vehicle belonging to
L. J. Turner:
The value! of the stolen articles
was estimated at $240.
The Seminole Indians are in
Hereford this afternoon for the
second, and possibly third, ganie;
in the play-off series with the
Hereford Whitefaces for the bi-
district championship.
After a slow start in the first
two innings, the Indians overcame
a three-run deficit to defeat the
Whitefaces. 11-4. in the first game
of the series here in Indian ball-
park Tuesday afternoon.
Coach Chet Morgan of the In-
dians plans to start sophomore
pitcher Eddie Greenfield in | the
first of this afternoon's glames.
holding his ace hurler, Bobby
Wicker in relief, and for possible
use in the closer of the double
header.
The winner of this series, in
which the Indians lead; 1-0. will
come up against the Brownfieid
Cubs for the regional champion-
ship and a ticket to the state tour-
nament in Austin.
The Indians met the Cubs in
three games early in the season ,
during pre-district play, in . their
first encounter, the Cubs downed
the Indians in both games of a j
double header here Ih Seminole, j
The Indians rebounded in the next <
gO-aroanfl'. however.' and defeated
the Cubs 12-3 on th^ir own home
ground. . - j
In the first game of the double |
header played here, the Cubs edg- j -phc condition of crops and soil < moisture is tori limited to permit
ed Seminole by a bare one-run :. moisture varies greatly from one- an'. plantm:: activities Whatever.-,
margin, .3-4, as the two teams j part of Gaines County to another j For the most part, these, were the
were even in other, statistics. In , (1ue t0 the: scattered nature of the ' areas which missed rainfall. Tire
the closer, the Indians were laid rePcnt rainfall, according to Paul >areas concerned are located pn-
low as the Cubs rolled over them Qr(>SS) assistant eou-nyt agricullur- marily m the east and central por-
al agent. uoii>- of the county.
Rainfall ranged'from zero to a- - Crops which are up in the coun-
bout- five- inchfes in various parts j ty are doing very well, Gross said,
of the county, with the rainfall be- j with approximately 30 per cent
ing very spotty and without an i of the county's cotton crop al-
1 p tap
CONGRATULATIONS .
Indian catcher Claude Wescott gives Bobby Wicker a con-
gratulatory slap on the back after he had emerged as the
winning pitcher in Tuesday's game with the Hereford White-
faces. The Indians won this first game of the bi-district play-
off, 11-4. - (Sentinel Photo)
Crop Condition Is Varied
Throughout bounty Area
Road Equipment
At a meeting of the Gaines'
County Commissioners Court Mon-
day. June 1 .the commissioners
authorized . the purchase oi $29:-
673 65 in new ,road maintenance j
equipment tor precincts 1 arid .2,
All cf the equipment purchased
was ordered 'On the basis- of seal-j
ed bids received in response to a
call for bids • advertised-, earlier by ■[
the court. - - . j
, For precinct 1, the corn-mission- i
ers authorized purchase of a "2W-'
ton Chevrolet truck from McAdoo j
Chevrolet Co,, Seagraves; who bid
$2,957.75. This' truck was purchas-
ed without a trade-in, and without |
a bed.
■ . i
The commissioners also approv-j
ed the purchase of three 2V2-tonj
Chevrolet trucks, equipped with
ft-yard flat dump beds from Mc-
Adoo Chevrolet Co. Seminole Af-j
ter discounting the trade-in;, the j
bid on these three trucks came to j'
$3,8-73.' '.'•
Also for precinct 2. the commis-
sioners authorized "purchase of: a
25,000-pound, self-propelled, pneu-
matic roller at a cost of 85,669.90.,
and a Caterpiller, diesel-poW'ered,
bucKet-type loader with a lHj-yard
. capacity for S17.173. from the
West Texas Equipment Co . Lub-
bock.
Three Democratic Nominations Will
Be Made; Only One Republican Race
• Rurt-.o#.-elections m- both, the' Derppcratjc. ctnd- Republican
i?rnty nn.'T-iinntl.-.'-j prf.;rinH>»c will be hefcl' Here in Gaines County,
and, across the state this '-Saturday. June 6 Voting time wTTT'i&e'-"
fiom 8:00 a'.rn until .7:00 p.m.- '
■ : Polls will ne. open, in each of the nine precincts in'the
county, for the- Democrat re Primary,, however, all Republicans in.
the cdunty must vot?. at the same.poll..The single Republican poll
which .'will be in operc
Saturday's election will .-be in pre-
dt-" Aryain:s: Kindergart-
en, 400 SW 15th St. v '
. Polls . for the Democratic Pri-
iTi.ary wilt. be, open in the follow-
ing ' location?-: Precinct 1, the coun-
ty tax assessor-collector's- office
111 the Gaines County Courthouse:
Precinct 2, the Seminole Commuti-
ity Building 1 although contractors
«.re' in the process of remodeling
.-this building, it Will be cleared for .
the day arid the poll will be open) : '
Precinct 3. the county treasurer's
.olt'ice.- Gaines'County Courthouse;
Precinct 4. the county Clerk's of-
fice. Gaines County Courthouse.
Precinct 5. the Lobp Communi-
ty Building; Precinct 6, the office
the Midway Gin. halfway be-
26-4
Details of the regional play-off
series wilt be settled following the
completion of the Seminole-Here-
ford series.
Ice Chest- Is Taken
From Parked Pickup
The theft of a "Cold Ring" ice
chest was reported to the Gaines
County sheriff's office on Monday,
June 1, by Burl Crossland.
The ice .chest was stolen from a
pickup truck while it was parked
at Jo's Restaurant.
apparent pattern.
In the north central portion of
the county. Gross said, farmers
are replanting most crops. Both
cotton and grain sorghum are be-
ing replanted where they were
washed out by the heavy rains
which struck that part of the coun-
ty.
In dry land areas, where irriga-
tion is not employed, he said, soil
ready having come to a stand.
Planting, activities are continu-
ing. and it. is expected that ap-
proximately 70 per cent of the
cotton land, in the county will
have been planted by, this week-
end.
According to Gross, the biggest
part of the feed crops in the coun-
ty,., have hot yet been planted.
See CROP. Page 5
Seminole C of C
Men Attend Area
Chamber Meeting
A meeting of the Permian Basin
Chamber of. Commerce was held
Thursday, May 28. in Andrews,
The Permian Basin Chamber of
Commerce is ah organization of
Chamber of Commerce presidents
and managers - in the Permian
Basin: Representing Seminole at
the meeting were chamber presi-
dent Gerald Geyer: and . manager
Charles Stuckey.
Other cities represented at the
meeting included Odessa, Kei'mit
Andrews. Wink, Pec.osl Monahans.
Crane, and Jal, N. M. .'
The group discussed a coopera-
tive pfogram of industrial de-
velopment for the cities in Perm-
ian Basin. Plans were made for a
joint meeting of representatives
from cities in this area with of-
ficials of the various state agen-
cies. The purpose of the meeting
is to coordinate community de-
velopment plans with, the future
plans of the state agencies. The
group plans to sponsor a foreign,
trade conference to acquaint area -j
manufacturers with foreign trade ;
opportunities.
The Permian Basin Chamber of |
Commerce is also active in tour-
ist promotion. Workshops are be-
ing held for motel, restaurant,
and service station personnel to
train them in handling tourists. A
brochure has been published by
the group to encourage tourists to
visit the Permian Basin.
Fourteen Wir.nsrs
In Free Drawings
Here Dollar Day
Free gifts were given away to
fourteen lucky Seminole residents'
Monday evening . by merchants
who participated • in the Dollar
Day drawings, according to Tpin
Carty, chairman of the • retailers''
committee of the Seminole Area
Chamber of Commerce. ....
The. winners, . dona tine mer-
chants and the gifts, were: Mary tween Seagraves and Denver City;
Ramirez, Ben Franklin. ChitAood 'Precinct ,7, Hig'ginbotham Coril-
tlirow rug.. Mi, s. Mai-y Lou Fay- ■ rmmity Building; -Precinct 8, the
lor,; .C- -H-.' - Anthony. bedspread: Sc-agraves Community Building..
Mrs, Barney Llam. F011 cat Limi- and Precinct 9. the Ashmore
ber Co.., 80-pound hag- of fe.rtiliz- church building. ■ '
er: Don Ward. -Denton-Cobb Hard- Nominations for two offices on
y are. Corninew are sauce pan: the county level-are at stake in
Mrs. Doyle Lacy. -Grayson s Fab-, the Democratic Priittary. county
rit Mart, dre?s length of fabric; sheriff and commissioner of pre*-
■Gene- &."5>tll.< City ,-T0 .;ns^ lc^i;ct..g.':
dec-), • ■ i'-ase. :n : • ■•»/; tor selection as the
Mi s. , .ammy Markham. Reed's ' . ^mocra'ic nominee as. county
Ladies Wear, S5. gift certificate: ' s'leriff. Alton, J. Montgomery and
Mattie Lou Graves. Kelley s Dress Meivin Brown are in contention.
Shop, gift certituVite: Mrs. Chest--j In the first primary, with five
er Brdwne. Aryain's Dry Goods. . candidates in the race. Montgom-
-55'.'gift, lerlifitate; F.red Jones. ; ery led the field with 942 votes,
.WacKer s. table lamp; Abelino Lu-1-followed by Brown wher polled 627
jan. Jr. Pokomv Furaitaire, pair': yofes. There were a large num-
ot wall pictures: Mrs, Marion, ber of votes '1.0241 distributed a-
Ray's Mens Wear, S5 trift certiti- ! nionc the three other. Candidates,
cate: L S Lappe. Darr'r, Fine- : ho\'.ever, easily enough to. swing
Furniture, table lamp; and Bar- ithe election in either direction,
bara Locke. B. Williams and Sons, | . In the race for to
$5 gift certificate; j the cohi-missioner place in precinct
—r——:—— • : 3 a similar pattern is apparent
with the issue even more in doubt.
[With a margin of only 11 votes
over the second man, B. C. Nor-
I ton led the field of six candidat-
es in the first primary with a to-
tal vote of 201. Raymond Patton.
A summer school typing class Kvho. ran second, was very close
carrying one-half unit ol credit : behind Norton with a total of 190
will begin June 10, Seminole High I votes The votes polled by the eli-
School officials announced today, mitiated candidates in this race,
Scheduled to end July 24. class j a total of 264, could swing Uie
will meet--from 8:00 to 10:00 am. election in either direction by a
Monday through Friday, and will, large margin.
be taught by Mrs Christine Nel-i On the state-wide level, Demo-
son. Seminole High School typing I erats will be asked to choose be-
instructor. ;tween Joe Pool, the incumbent,.
Tuition for- the class ,is S15.00, : and Robert Baker, as the candi-
and adults will be admitted in-Relate; for U. S Representative-at-
;erested person's should contact : Large from • Te*as. In the first
V. N. Reyes, high school principal Sec ELECTION, Page 5
High School Will
Hold Typing Clos7
For Summer School
CLAUDE WESCOTT
★ ★ ★
BOBBY WICKER
★ ★ ★
LARRY TIPPING
* ★ *
FRANK BICE
Four Indians Get All-District Honors
Whltefacew ~ffl thg fuui tli In
ning. then moved to second on a
sacrifice fly by Stevens.
Ranspot walked putting men on
first and second, but Duncan and
C«ln followed with strikeouts to
retire the side.
Seminole took the l|»ed In the
bottom of the fourth as they push-
ed across five runs, enough to
win the game In that single in-
ning.
Danny Price led off by ground-
ing out to the second baseman,
and was followed by Kenny Rob-
erts who made it to first on an
error.
Mike Shaln singled to move Rob-
See INDIANS, Page &
The Seminole Indians placed
four men, all seniors, on the All-
District baseball team for District
2-AAA;- and one member -of thc
team received an honorable men-
tion.
Named to All-District honors
were Claude Wescott, senior,
catcher; Bobby Wicker, senior,
pitcher; Larry Tipping, senior,
outfielder, and Frank Bice, senior,
outfielder.
Teddy Welch, junior, first base-
man, received an honorable, men-
tion on the All-District list. ,
The full All-District 2-AAA base-
ball team as selected by the coach-
es of the district are: catcher.
Claude Wescott, senior, Seminole:
first base, Dwlght Hooker, senior,
Pecos: second base, Zeke Sanch-
ez, senior, Ector; third base, Frank
Gomez, senior, Ector; shortstop.
Ralp Cox, senior. Pecos. "
Infielder, Ronnie Smith, sopho-
more. Ector: pitcher. Duane Fost-
er, senior, Kermit.; pitcher, TJdTiEy™
Wicker, senior, Seminole; outfield-
er, Larry Tipping, senior, Semi-
nole; outfielder, Jimmy McGill,
senior, Kermit; outfielder, Fred
Chaney, junior, Monahans, and
outfielder, Frank Bice, senior,
Seminole.
Selected as coach of the year in
District 2-AAA, was Robert Pufai,,
coach of the runner-up Ector
Eagles.
Those who received honorable
mentions on the All-District list
are: Kenneth Broyles, senior, Ec-
tor; Truman Turk, senior, Pecos;
Teddy Baremore, Junior, Kermit;
IMcky Goode, sophomore, Ector;
Rodney Monahan. sophomore. .An- ted in lie
drews; Bobby Nolan, senior. Ker- liases on
mit.
Teddy Welch, junior, Seminole;
Randy McAnaiiy, junior. Kei'mlt:
Bill Claxton. junior, Kermit; Mike
Turner, junior, Andrews; Ray Rod-
riqtiez, sophomore. Ector
Gardner, senior, Ector:
also leads the team in
balls, having received
2(r just lour shy of the individual
record of 24.
heen rroditod with
Wr '.-ott
203 put outs this season, and 20
assists, ah unusually high number
Lonny i fo" a catcher.
Wayne j Bobby Wicker, with a record of
McPoak, junior, Monahans; Bill 11 wins and four losses this sea-
Mitchell. sophomore. Monahans. son. is the Indians' winningest
and Mitchell Day. sophomore! An- pi,"her this year, lie is also just
drews. ; three '.allies shy of lying the re-
: Each or the four Seminole In- (or the number of games
dians named lo the All-District S WOT by an Indian pitcher in a
team has earned himself a spot I s'hSlc season.
as a contender for this year's a-1 This year. Wicker has pitched
ward as the outstanding baseball - 114 innings, enough to assure thai
player al Seminole High School, | he will break the standing record
Claude Wescott, who is hitting 1 of 120 2 3 innings pitched in a
.216 with 68. times at hat. has ; single season. In this time he has
collected. 14 hits and III runs bat-1 Sec Al.l.-DISTRICT, I'age 5
Attempted Theft
At Tool Shed Of
LaGloria Oil Co.
An attempted theft at the La-
Gloria Oil Co. in the Russell field
approximately 20 miles northwest
il Seminole the night of May 29.
was reported to the Gaines Coun-
ty sheriff's office.
Someone broke the lock off of a j
tool shed, and removed the top of I
■mm'
an oil barrel which', was inside.. Ke-
portedl.v they may have taken
some of the oil.
WEATHER
Date
May 28
29
30
31
Precip.
.02
High Low
78 59
June 1
2
3 .01
4
Precip. to dale: 2:35 in
90
87
6.4
76
88
88
JACKKNIFE .
Showing unusually good form, especially for a young diver,
this girl was among the more - accomplished divers who
'worked the winter rust off of thfiir techniques and the kinks
out of their muscles Saturday afternoon, as the opening of
the school swimming pool marked the beginning of this sum-
mer's swimming season, (Sentinel Photo)
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